Blackshark

AI infrastructure for the physical world.

Graz, Austria · Founded 2020 · $35.0M raised

Headquarters
Graz
Employees
51–200
Founded
2020
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$35.0M
Last Round
$15.0M Extension RoundNov 2023
Rounds
2

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Blackshark.ai is a geospatial AI company that converts satellite, aerial, and drone imagery into structured, AI-ready intelligence for governments, defense agencies, and enterprise customers. Its platform automates object detection, 3D map generation, high-frequency change monitoring, and synthetic environment creation across global scales. Founded in 2020 in Graz, Austria, by Michael Putz, Brad Young, and Thomas Richter Trummer, the company serves use cases spanning physical AI training data, rapid disaster response, autonomous systems simulation, and national security applications. The platform processes petabytes of sensor data and outputs machine-readable world models used by analysts and AI systems in sensitive, sovereign environments.

Summary

Blackshark is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Graz, Austria, founded in 2020. It has raised $35.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $15.0M Extension Round in Nov 2023.

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Funding History

Extension RoundExtension RoundNov 2023
$15.0M

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Funding: Series A through Extension Round. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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